Is the outlet in question on a GFCI circuit? Maybe near a bathroom or kitchen?
If so, check to make sure that the breaker on the outlet doesn't need to be reset..

Do you know which breaker serves the outlets in question? It is one breaker or more than one? More than one call an electrician. If it's one breaker then see if you have any live outlets served by this breaker. If not it's probably the breaker. If so then it's probably the wiring...posted by NoDef at 3:45 PM on June 26, 2012

You may have tripped an GFCI somewhere...look for a socket with "test" and "reset" buttons and hit the latter. They are often at the start of a circuit to provide downstream protection in case of earthing irregularities.posted by nicktf at 3:45 PM on June 26, 2012 [1 favorite]

Nthing the GFCI suggestion. I had the same thing happen while I was housesitting last month. After two days of having no power in half the living room and the adjacent bathroom, resetting all the breakers to no avail, etc., I finally thought to push the "reset" button on the plug in the bathroom. Bam, power was back. Talk about feeling like a genius and an idiot at the same time...posted by QuickedWeen at 4:29 PM on June 26, 2012

The GFCI doesn't even need to have been the one into which you plugged the machine, just so long as it's on the same circuit. Look around.posted by valkyryn at 6:14 PM on June 26, 2012

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